Recado para Escabeche From 'Yucatán'

About This Recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons (36 g) black peppercorns

3 tablespoons (6 g) dried whole Mexican oregano, lightly toasted

20 cloves

20 allspice berries

13 bay leaves

Procedures

1

Place the first 4 ingredients and 5 of the bay leaves in a spice mill or coffee grinder reserved for the purpose and grind until very fine. Strain the powder through a fine-mesh sieve over a bowl, crumbling any remaining bits of debris through the sieve with your fingers. Return anything left in the sieve to the grinder and process again. Pass through the sieve and discard any residue. Transfer the spices to an airtight container, add the remaining whole bay leaves, and toss to mix.